WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:10.880 Welcome, to our visitors, I'd like to call the meeting of the Support Services Committee, 00:00:10.880 --> 00:00:15.439 call the meeting to order, Wednesday, April 8th, 2026. 00:00:15.439 --> 00:00:20.280 First order of business is prayer, I'll take care of that as you bow your heads. 00:00:20.280 --> 00:00:27.980 Heavenly Father, we gather here tonight to do the county's business, Father we ask that 00:00:27.980 --> 00:00:30.940 that you will guide us, give us the strength, intelligence, 00:00:30.940 --> 00:00:35.659 and the courage to do what's best for our constituents. 00:00:35.659 --> 00:00:38.140 Father, again, we just thank you for this opportunity 00:00:38.140 --> 00:00:40.740 to get together with some of the community 00:00:40.740 --> 00:00:42.939 and the committee members. 00:00:42.939 --> 00:00:46.579 And thank you, Lord, in Jesus' name, amen. 00:00:46.579 --> 00:00:47.420 Amen. 00:00:49.299 --> 00:00:52.939 Okay, 3.0 is approval of the agenda. 00:00:52.939 --> 00:00:55.060 Can I get a motion? 00:00:55.060 --> 00:00:56.540 No motion. 00:00:56.539 --> 00:00:58.019 Motion by Ms. DeMeester. 00:00:58.019 --> 00:00:58.859 I'll second it. 00:00:58.859 --> 00:01:00.859 Second by Ms. Williams. 00:01:00.859 --> 00:01:02.820 Any discussion? 00:01:02.820 --> 00:01:03.659 Very none. 00:01:03.659 --> 00:01:05.219 All those in favor, say aye. 00:01:05.219 --> 00:01:06.060 Aye. 00:01:06.060 --> 00:01:08.299 All those opposed, same sign. 00:01:08.299 --> 00:01:09.140 Very none. 00:01:09.140 --> 00:01:10.060 Motion passes. 00:01:11.900 --> 00:01:14.019 Review and approval of meeting minutes 00:01:14.019 --> 00:01:16.140 from March 11th, 2026. 00:01:16.140 --> 00:01:17.460 Can I get a motion? 00:01:17.460 --> 00:01:21.620 So, motion by Mr. Busker. 00:01:21.620 --> 00:01:22.460 I'll second. 00:01:22.460 --> 00:01:24.060 Second by Ms. DeMeester. 00:01:24.060 --> 00:01:25.780 Any discussions? 00:01:25.780 --> 00:01:28.180 Seeing none, all those in favor say aye. 00:01:28.180 --> 00:01:29.019 Aye. 00:01:29.019 --> 00:01:31.120 Those opposed, same sign. 00:01:31.120 --> 00:01:32.219 Motion passes. 00:01:33.540 --> 00:01:35.980 5.0 is approval of the claims. 00:01:36.960 --> 00:01:41.500 That was total of $51,149.70. 00:01:42.579 --> 00:01:45.540 Now does anyone want to see the bills? 00:01:45.540 --> 00:01:47.180 No, I'll just look it online. 00:01:48.579 --> 00:01:49.420 Okay. 00:01:51.579 --> 00:01:53.420 Can I get a motion? 00:01:53.420 --> 00:01:54.659 Motion to approve. 00:01:54.659 --> 00:01:56.379 Motion by Mr. Hadley. 00:01:56.379 --> 00:01:57.939 Second? 00:01:57.939 --> 00:01:58.780 Second. 00:01:58.780 --> 00:02:00.140 Second by Mr. Busker. 00:02:00.140 --> 00:02:00.979 Any discussion? 00:02:02.299 --> 00:02:04.700 Seeing none, all those in favor say aye. 00:02:04.700 --> 00:02:05.700 Aye. Aye. 00:02:05.700 --> 00:02:07.700 Those opposed, same sign. 00:02:07.700 --> 00:02:08.539 Motion passes. 00:02:08.539 --> 00:02:09.939 I have signed this. 00:02:11.620 --> 00:02:12.460 Pass it along. 00:02:14.579 --> 00:02:15.419 Thank you. 00:02:21.659 --> 00:02:24.219 This point now is public comment. 00:02:24.219 --> 00:02:29.659 Is there anybody here that isn't here for the youth diversion, that wants to speak? 00:02:29.659 --> 00:02:38.620 Sam, Samuel, okay, reports to committee, Judge Howser, I actually called the judge this week, 00:02:38.620 --> 00:02:42.620 I haven't talked to him in a while, and I know I haven't been in a meeting, 00:02:43.979 --> 00:02:47.659 it's usually covered by one of the other folks, I said, you know, I appreciate that, 00:02:48.379 --> 00:02:51.180 I said, just remind him, if anything comes up, to give me a call. 00:02:51.180 --> 00:02:58.700 Paul. Okay. Moving on to Scobic Defender, Mr. Lutz, Dr. Tim, does we go? 00:02:58.700 --> 00:03:04.300 Yep. The report got sent over from Lynn in my office. I don't know if anybody's got questions 00:03:04.300 --> 00:03:12.620 about that or the content on any side of it. Other than that, we are doing well. We're 00:03:12.620 --> 00:03:18.620 staffed as we need to be staffed and moving along. We are getting ready for the Stevenson 00:03:18.620 --> 00:03:27.900 County Step Up Challenge. So I hope everybody enjoys the dust that will come in the wake 00:03:27.900 --> 00:03:37.819 of that challenge. But good luck. You got some stiff competition. I got a couple dogs. 00:03:48.620 --> 00:03:52.219 Do we have any questions from Mr. Lutz? 00:03:52.219 --> 00:03:54.259 Seeing none, okay. 00:03:54.259 --> 00:03:57.259 Next probation, Dr. McGee is absent. 00:03:58.980 --> 00:04:01.879 Did you hear from her at all? 00:04:01.879 --> 00:04:03.539 I talked to her this morning and she said she wasn't 00:04:03.539 --> 00:04:05.420 100% sure if she was able to make it. 00:04:05.420 --> 00:04:08.620 So now you've said she's had some things come up, so. 00:04:08.620 --> 00:04:09.460 Yeah. 00:04:12.099 --> 00:04:15.580 7.4, the State's Attorney, Mr. Larson. 00:04:15.580 --> 00:04:16.660 Thank you. 00:04:16.660 --> 00:04:18.579 Good evening, everyone. 00:04:18.620 --> 00:04:21.160 You have my report in front of you. 00:04:21.160 --> 00:04:23.560 In every category except juvenile, 00:04:23.560 --> 00:04:26.600 we closed more cases than we opened this month, 00:04:26.600 --> 00:04:28.660 which was a positive thing. 00:04:30.800 --> 00:04:34.360 It feels like we're starting to come together 00:04:34.360 --> 00:04:36.600 and things are falling into place. 00:04:36.600 --> 00:04:38.959 It feels like the office is running more smoothly 00:04:38.959 --> 00:04:41.639 than we have in quite some time. 00:04:41.639 --> 00:04:43.879 I'd be happy to answer any questions you have, 00:04:43.879 --> 00:04:47.079 but I know that you've got bigger things 00:04:47.079 --> 00:04:48.259 on the agenda tonight. 00:04:48.259 --> 00:04:49.860 So, I'll leave it at that. 00:04:53.219 --> 00:04:54.060 Thank you. 00:04:54.060 --> 00:04:55.860 Does anybody have any questions for Ms. Lawerski? 00:04:57.099 --> 00:04:57.939 Seeing none. 00:04:57.939 --> 00:04:58.759 Thanks, Carl. 00:04:58.759 --> 00:05:00.139 Thank you. 00:05:00.139 --> 00:05:03.060 We'll move on to Circuit Clerk, Ms. Cardell. 00:05:03.060 --> 00:05:03.899 Good evening. 00:05:03.899 --> 00:05:05.300 You also should have your report. 00:05:05.300 --> 00:05:06.139 Yes. 00:05:08.379 --> 00:05:09.819 One thing I wanted to mention, 00:05:09.819 --> 00:05:12.300 we're going to start sending, 00:05:12.300 --> 00:05:14.339 in certain jury trials, 00:05:14.339 --> 00:05:16.259 we'll start sending a jury duty 00:05:16.259 --> 00:05:18.620 after your service letter. 00:05:18.620 --> 00:05:21.779 It just tells a little bit about how jury duty 00:05:21.779 --> 00:05:26.579 can be rewarding, but also stressful and hard on people. 00:05:26.579 --> 00:05:29.420 So it gives them some tips on managing that, 00:05:29.420 --> 00:05:30.899 some fine text lines. 00:05:30.899 --> 00:05:34.939 And we've spoken with Rose Grants and Senesibi Center, 00:05:34.939 --> 00:05:38.420 and they're willing to speak with jurors 00:05:38.420 --> 00:05:42.500 that need to talk or have just some relief 00:05:42.500 --> 00:05:44.099 from serving for jury duty. 00:05:46.259 --> 00:05:53.259 Okay, anybody have any questions for Ms. Pardella? 00:05:53.259 --> 00:06:02.259 You know, I really enjoy being on the jury, you know, I've really done that search several times and I really liked it. 00:06:02.259 --> 00:06:07.259 So one time I got paid, that's been a nice thing for me. 00:06:07.259 --> 00:06:10.259 Yeah, sorry. 00:06:10.259 --> 00:06:12.259 Yeah, that's right. 00:06:12.259 --> 00:06:17.259 Texas, I see we only got so far collected about 1,053. 00:06:18.779 --> 00:06:23.099 Is that kind of shorter than we usually get every year? 00:06:23.099 --> 00:06:26.800 You know, I don't know and it's still early. 00:06:26.800 --> 00:06:30.000 Once they get a letter saying that their taxes 00:06:30.000 --> 00:06:32.719 are going to be taken and then they have 30 days 00:06:32.719 --> 00:06:34.560 to object to that. 00:06:34.560 --> 00:06:36.240 So a lot of people might be getting the letters 00:06:36.240 --> 00:06:38.319 and we're not going to get it for a little bit of time. 00:06:38.319 --> 00:06:40.560 So we won't see maybe an increase 00:06:40.560 --> 00:06:57.840 Anyone else? Moving on to use diversion fees. For the month of April, $873.75 was deposited, 00:06:58.560 --> 00:07:10.319 getting us a yearly total of $10,506.74. So it was quite a jump. That's about $250 higher 00:07:10.319 --> 00:07:22.319 I will say when we did bookkeeping this month, there was a lot more payments than a lot that is from taxes, people just paying using their tax money. 00:07:22.319 --> 00:07:26.319 That makes sense, yeah. 00:07:26.319 --> 00:07:51.319 I got a question just verifying this huge diversion. So we anticipated $7,000 in revenue and $10,000 in expenditure. So that's all we can expend tonight is the $10,000. Correct? Yes. That's what I thought. I just want to make sure because we've had some big ones here and we got some little ones. So we only have $10,000 to spend. So, okay. 00:07:51.319 --> 00:07:58.639 Yeah, it was, apparently the word got out, which is good, and that's what we're trying 00:07:58.639 --> 00:07:59.639 to do. 00:07:59.639 --> 00:08:03.040 So, old business, we have none. 00:08:03.040 --> 00:08:08.159 New business is the approval of the recipients for the use diversion funding, and we do have 00:08:08.159 --> 00:08:15.039 some, some guests, Chair, I don't know how we decide who wants to go first, who got here 00:08:15.039 --> 00:08:16.039 first? 00:08:16.040 --> 00:08:31.040 Or we could just, let's see, how many of you have one? Is there someone here from High Hope? Would you like to speak, sir? 00:08:31.040 --> 00:08:36.039 Come over here, please. 00:08:36.039 --> 00:08:39.039 You have to be on the owl. 00:08:39.039 --> 00:08:42.480 Brown. 00:08:42.480 --> 00:08:48.099 It's totally different... 00:08:48.099 --> 00:08:49.620 Hi, my name is William Brown. 00:08:49.620 --> 00:08:57.279 I'm the founder and executive director of how Freeport, the program that we submitted a 00:08:57.279 --> 00:09:01.459 funding request for is check-in mentoring program. 00:09:01.459 --> 00:09:07.059 So the check-in mentoring program right now, we're taking a small break on it, but we're 00:09:07.059 --> 00:09:08.779 going to start it up. 00:09:08.779 --> 00:09:35.779 Basically is for fourth to sixth graders, we facilitate the program out of the Boys and Girls Club. And it's also connected with on career ship and team setbacks. So we have fastballing. So we have coach mentors and three continuous mentors. And right now everything is all voluntary. It's the need that we recognize that we want to give to the young people, these young men specifically. 00:09:35.779 --> 00:09:51.339 I hope Freeport's mission is to address the root causes of community violence, and we do that by youth initiatives, mentoring, mediating, and getting ahead of what we think potential problems may be in a community. 00:09:51.339 --> 00:09:59.980 We know early impact is prevention when we talk about community violence, so what the Check In Mentoring Program addresses. 00:09:59.980 --> 00:10:07.340 The second mentoring program addresses is emotional intelligence, conflict resolution, 00:10:07.340 --> 00:10:13.940 entrepreneurial aspects, also getting the young people to really be able to express themselves. 00:10:13.940 --> 00:10:20.420 Also a component of it is once we have our sessions, mostly twice a week, that we give 00:10:20.420 --> 00:10:23.860 them things to take home to interact with their parents. 00:10:23.860 --> 00:10:31.580 So we also do the academic hustle is what we call it, where our young men become champions 00:10:31.580 --> 00:10:35.700 in the classroom, as well as the community. 00:10:35.700 --> 00:10:41.139 We our core principles is the pale principles and the curriculum is available if you all 00:10:41.139 --> 00:10:44.860 want to see it's created and designed by ourselves. 00:10:44.860 --> 00:10:51.899 So that is the program that health reporters request to find a chief. 00:10:51.899 --> 00:11:05.460 I see you're requesting for $5,500, so can you get by with less? Could you still continue 00:11:05.460 --> 00:11:13.259 the program if we only gave you whatever we decided to give you? Would the program continue 00:11:13.259 --> 00:11:15.300 if we gave you less than $5,500? 00:11:15.300 --> 00:11:21.379 Yes, like I say, the program is voluntary, so all of the mentors and the co-dentors, 00:11:21.379 --> 00:11:24.180 We do it because we understand your need, all right? 00:11:24.180 --> 00:11:29.740 So we just wanted to get out and understand these other great programs, other organizations 00:11:29.740 --> 00:11:30.740 that work with us. 00:11:30.740 --> 00:11:35.940 So it was just the idea of putting what that impact of that amount of funding would do 00:11:35.940 --> 00:11:36.940 for the program. 00:11:36.940 --> 00:11:39.940 But the program will continue. 00:11:39.940 --> 00:11:40.940 Okay. 00:11:40.940 --> 00:11:46.899 Did you know Mr. Fair and Mr. Hilton, they have a similar program like yours? 00:11:46.899 --> 00:11:49.860 No, I wasn't in Freeport at that time. 00:11:49.860 --> 00:11:50.860 Oh, okay. 00:11:50.860 --> 00:11:56.060 they worked with younger people taught them discipline and you know and stuff like that. 00:11:57.580 --> 00:12:04.060 And understanding like one of the biggest core of what I hope is the impact of social media. 00:12:04.060 --> 00:12:11.019 So some of you may be familiar with me and the work the health report does and we understand a lot 00:12:11.019 --> 00:12:16.700 of the root cause of the community balance that we see is the impact of social media like it's not 00:12:16.700 --> 00:12:19.840 and Sanchez, three, four, three, overall it's a lot I think. 00:12:19.840 --> 00:12:22.660 So one of the differences that may separate us 00:12:22.660 --> 00:12:25.700 from that program and the previous program 00:12:25.700 --> 00:12:28.940 and that we focus a lot on self active, right? 00:12:28.940 --> 00:12:31.899 Define what manhood is and understanding that social media 00:12:31.899 --> 00:12:33.160 doesn't have to dictate. 00:12:35.940 --> 00:12:37.759 I do have a couple of questions. 00:12:38.940 --> 00:12:41.080 And also I'll make a comment first. 00:12:41.080 --> 00:12:44.059 Mr. Brown and I have worked side by side 00:12:44.060 --> 00:12:48.640 during his summer cleanup is because I'm part of the pretzel 00:12:48.640 --> 00:12:54.440 pickers. So that's how we know each other. I know that he has 00:12:54.480 --> 00:13:00.060 a, he has a cleanup day in a specific area that he has a 00:13:00.080 --> 00:13:04.820 block party in that area. Yeah, resource block party, which 00:13:04.820 --> 00:13:10.400 we're working on a plan for our table this year, I guess. And we 00:13:10.400 --> 00:13:14.039 and I also know too that you also have a church service 00:13:14.039 --> 00:13:17.379 during that same space time too. 00:13:17.379 --> 00:13:20.420 But anyway, so I've been well acquainted 00:13:20.420 --> 00:13:22.180 with his High Hope program. 00:13:23.100 --> 00:13:26.580 The questions I have are your line item budget 00:13:26.580 --> 00:13:31.580 on your page with amounts, 00:13:31.940 --> 00:13:35.620 you separated down the cost of your program 00:13:35.620 --> 00:13:39.700 and the amounts in your line item budget 00:13:40.400 --> 00:13:47.360 do not match your Lynette narrative. So I'm just wondering if you, if it didn't get moved or 00:13:47.360 --> 00:13:52.960 something like that. Yeah, so we had to move some things around. One of the parts of, and I won't 00:13:52.960 --> 00:13:58.720 take the blame on that, we wanted to, exposure is a big thing, right? So one of the things that we 00:13:58.720 --> 00:14:06.160 wanted to do was take the boys to know that Louis University, as well as the recent downsizing street. 00:14:06.160 --> 00:14:11.120 and I think my quiet mind was when they responded on what the cost would be, 00:14:12.560 --> 00:14:17.840 I had an initial cost there and then once I got the confirmation on what the cost was so that maybe 00:14:17.840 --> 00:14:22.960 it will be the mix up. Yeah well that's the thing is it looks like you yeah it looks like you had 00:14:22.960 --> 00:14:27.120 some ideas up here yeah you had some ideas down here and you just didn't get coordinated. So try 00:14:27.120 --> 00:14:33.840 to make it as accurate as possible and also give the board an idea of where every dollar is going 00:14:33.840 --> 00:14:36.480 All right, so it won't be a missed use. 00:14:36.480 --> 00:14:38.840 Okay, thank you. 00:14:38.840 --> 00:14:43.360 And just to comment on Ms. Williams, 00:14:43.360 --> 00:14:46.080 what she's speaking on is the 40 Days of Peace 00:14:46.080 --> 00:14:49.600 in Community Building, and we are going into the second year, 00:14:49.600 --> 00:14:52.440 so I would invite all of the board members 00:14:52.440 --> 00:14:54.799 to come out and be a part of it. 00:14:54.799 --> 00:14:58.759 And Ms. Williams and the great press and pictures, 00:14:58.759 --> 00:15:01.440 we have three-day events, and on Fridays, 00:15:01.440 --> 00:15:16.440 We go out and do what we call Refund the Block, which simply is go up and clean up the community where we would be having our Resource Block Parties at, and our Resource Block Parties is when we invite other organizations like Miles Voices to come out. 00:15:16.440 --> 00:15:27.440 Voices, we had Center City participate last year, Smart Guns for Kids, Robbie Capp and Justin. 00:15:27.440 --> 00:15:31.440 We had community organizations, the goal is to meet people where they're at. 00:15:31.440 --> 00:15:43.440 So normally the areas that we go in is six designated locations and free port that we identify as high hold areas that we feel need the resources and may not be aware of it. 00:15:43.440 --> 00:15:49.440 So we invite the board to come out soon. You can follow the high hold page for more information. 00:15:49.440 --> 00:15:54.440 We have something else to be construction on now. 00:15:54.440 --> 00:16:24.440 Very nice. Thank you. I just have one question. Yes ma'am. Do you bring religion? Do you bring life into it all? So there are three day events. So the 40 days of peace and community building and what they exist of is three events. And we also have a shoots and our guns tournament. Well, last year we had 80 youth participate in it. We did that also to the Boys and Girls Club. But Friday is the beautiful fight the block. Saturday is the 00:16:24.440 --> 00:16:28.800 Resource Block Party, and Sunday is what we call Church in the Streets that's presented 00:16:28.800 --> 00:16:34.880 by the Faithful Youth for Peace. So it's clergy people Sunday that literally have church in 00:16:34.880 --> 00:16:42.680 the streets. And it will be at the same location. And I brought flies. And I'm sorry, I know 00:16:42.680 --> 00:16:47.440 I'm taking up everybody's time. We also have the Youth Expo. We're doing our second annual 00:16:47.440 --> 00:16:56.720 Youth Entrepreneurs Expo that will be at Sunnybaker the past July 11th to be at the main Adam Street stage. 00:17:01.120 --> 00:17:04.720 All right well thank you very much. Thank you all for your time. Thank you. 00:17:06.960 --> 00:17:08.400 Okay next I have vote wins. 00:17:09.920 --> 00:17:12.640 That's what I'm supposed to read. 00:17:12.640 --> 00:17:23.640 Okay. This letter is from Lindsey McDonnell. 00:17:23.640 --> 00:17:31.640 Hello, I wanted to reach out regarding the grant opportunity and share that Hope Winds would be a strong potential recipient. 00:17:31.640 --> 00:17:34.640 Unfortunately, I regret missing tonight's meeting. 00:17:34.640 --> 00:17:40.640 We have our Hope Winds Board meeting this evening, which we were unable to hold last month due to illness. 00:17:40.640 --> 00:17:43.200 it was important that we proceed as scheduled. 00:17:43.200 --> 00:17:45.320 I did consider sending someone in my place, 00:17:45.320 --> 00:17:47.840 but all our key members are participating 00:17:47.840 --> 00:17:49.559 in the board meeting as well. 00:17:49.559 --> 00:17:52.039 I did want to share that the grant being discussed 00:17:52.039 --> 00:17:53.599 is based on a program we already have 00:17:53.599 --> 00:17:55.519 fully implemented at Hope Winds. 00:17:55.519 --> 00:17:58.840 The program is currently running and going extremely well. 00:17:58.840 --> 00:18:01.640 We are seeing meaningful impact with the families 00:18:01.640 --> 00:18:03.279 and the youth we serve. 00:18:03.279 --> 00:18:06.240 I included some recent feedback below 00:18:07.120 --> 00:18:09.320 to provide a snapshot of that success. 00:18:09.320 --> 00:18:13.880 I would welcome the opportunity to connect further and answer any questions or provide 00:18:13.880 --> 00:18:21.160 any information. You may be considered potential recipients. And I do have her contact information 00:18:21.160 --> 00:18:30.160 if anybody's interested. Yeah, information she included is on the back of your screen. 00:18:30.160 --> 00:18:36.880 And let's see, she has, with today's event, give you tools, strategies or ideas you can 00:18:36.880 --> 00:18:44.639 News at Home, 95% said yes, and it's hard to tell what the rest of them, but 95% said 00:18:44.639 --> 00:18:52.720 yes, and that's pretty good. I felt welcomed and included at today's event, and 64% said 00:18:52.720 --> 00:19:06.400 yes, and zero no's. So from those graphs, I would say that the program seems to be doing 00:19:06.400 --> 00:19:35.679 Weld, and I'm going to see if there are any questions. There also is just a thought here. She's talking on page five, that's the top paragraph. She's talking about the clear year implementation of 10 family connection events annually. 00:19:35.680 --> 00:19:40.680 She says the cost of each one costs $800. 00:19:42.680 --> 00:19:45.680 It did reset. Yeah. 00:19:45.680 --> 00:19:47.680 Jen Family, Commissioner, 00:19:47.680 --> 00:19:54.680 The page part of that shows the total project costs $8,000, but they're only requesting $32,000. 00:19:54.680 --> 00:19:56.680 Right, right. 00:19:59.680 --> 00:20:02.680 Unfortunately, I think, you know, yes. 00:20:03.680 --> 00:20:09.680 So are there any other questions or comments about the packet that they sent us? 00:20:10.680 --> 00:20:13.680 They have some nice letters of recommendation. 00:20:15.680 --> 00:20:31.680 So, we'll take that one and do that one then. Then the next one is R.A.M.P. Is that someone from R.A.M.P.? 00:20:31.680 --> 00:20:39.680 Nope. Okay. Well, let's look at Ramp 50. Good. 00:20:39.680 --> 00:20:47.680 Well, what I've read is, Ramp is a, you know, they're a well known, established 00:20:47.680 --> 00:20:55.680 programization. And it looks like they're going to use, they would use it, be using the money on a program to 00:20:55.680 --> 00:21:04.800 help students that are with disabilities try and fit in better at school and more mobility, 00:21:09.279 --> 00:21:16.559 some training involved so that they fit into the community better or 00:21:17.279 --> 00:21:20.960 I don't know necessarily better, more comfortably as it is. 00:21:20.960 --> 00:21:30.759 2,000, 2,000, total budget is going to be 9,000, anybody have any comments, questions 00:21:30.759 --> 00:21:48.360 on their information packet? 00:21:48.360 --> 00:21:51.360 I wish we had more money to give out. 00:21:51.360 --> 00:21:52.360 Yeah. 00:21:52.360 --> 00:21:53.360 Okay. 00:21:53.360 --> 00:21:54.360 Next one is SOG. 00:21:54.360 --> 00:21:58.360 That's a bit of S-O-G-S-T. 00:21:58.360 --> 00:21:59.360 Sounds of good news. 00:21:59.360 --> 00:22:00.360 There you go. 00:22:00.360 --> 00:22:01.360 Sounds of good news. 00:22:01.360 --> 00:22:02.360 Well, good evening. 00:22:02.360 --> 00:22:03.360 Hi, Barbara. 00:22:03.360 --> 00:22:10.360 I'm so glad I don't have sounds of bad news. 00:22:10.360 --> 00:22:11.360 Yes. 00:22:11.360 --> 00:22:12.360 Yeah, please do that. 00:22:12.360 --> 00:22:13.360 But it's good to see all of you. 00:22:13.360 --> 00:22:17.720 Many of you would remember me. 00:22:17.720 --> 00:22:22.720 I kind of fell into a legacy that a mom taught us seven kids 00:22:23.340 --> 00:22:26.600 to use our talents and our experiences 00:22:26.600 --> 00:22:28.920 to help make our communities better. 00:22:28.920 --> 00:22:31.640 And that's what I've been doing my whole life. 00:22:31.640 --> 00:22:36.440 And this year marks 47 years of inspiring 00:22:36.440 --> 00:22:39.519 and empowering people to be their best, 00:22:39.519 --> 00:22:41.120 especially young people. 00:22:41.120 --> 00:22:43.920 But I throw the adults in there too, 00:22:43.920 --> 00:22:47.320 because adults like to hear my music. 00:22:47.320 --> 00:23:17.320 Absolutely. That's not my fault. No. But I do want to say that, um, basically for me in our packet, you can see a lot of really special things that occurred in the last couple of years, we did apply and we see a couple of years ago, we missed it last year, I ended up giving some late information, it didn't apply, but this year we have a really nice packet 00:23:17.320 --> 00:23:19.680 Be sure and go to the website. 00:23:19.680 --> 00:23:24.680 There are lots of wonderful music videos with kids in it. 00:23:25.600 --> 00:23:27.080 We're really excited. 00:23:27.080 --> 00:23:30.519 I'm glad to have my lovely wife, Diana, with us tonight. 00:23:30.519 --> 00:23:34.240 She's Director of Education for our Young Eagle Success 00:23:34.240 --> 00:23:35.700 Yes Club. 00:23:35.700 --> 00:23:40.039 We are happy to continue working with Freeport Middle School 00:23:40.039 --> 00:23:44.640 sixth, seventh, and eighth grade choir participants. 00:23:44.640 --> 00:23:48.460 and these kids are coming out of their shells. 00:23:48.460 --> 00:23:49.820 I don't know what happened. 00:23:49.820 --> 00:23:52.900 All I know is that we're getting a lot of young people 00:23:52.900 --> 00:23:55.900 who don't sing, they don't dance, 00:23:55.900 --> 00:23:57.740 but when they spend a few minutes with me, 00:23:57.740 --> 00:23:58.780 they're singing and dancing. 00:23:58.780 --> 00:24:01.100 So I don't know, I can't explain that, 00:24:01.100 --> 00:24:04.019 but I do know that it's about inspiration. 00:24:04.019 --> 00:24:05.700 And for me, it's about perspiration. 00:24:05.700 --> 00:24:09.580 I do want to say that I'm thankful for Georgia. 00:24:09.580 --> 00:24:10.620 I appreciate her. 00:24:10.620 --> 00:24:13.220 She's been helping keep me in line here 00:24:13.220 --> 00:24:18.220 and also for Chairman Helms, of course, it's nice to see him. 00:24:18.660 --> 00:24:21.800 And I wanted to mention Mr. Larson also, 00:24:21.800 --> 00:24:24.100 just because he knows I'm on his side, 00:24:24.100 --> 00:24:26.740 I'm kind of in another area, 00:24:26.740 --> 00:24:31.740 but our programs are all about anti-drugs, 00:24:31.860 --> 00:24:34.180 anti-crime, anti-violence. 00:24:34.180 --> 00:24:37.780 So I'm his friend, we don't talk every day, 00:24:37.780 --> 00:24:39.500 but I'm absolutely his friend. 00:24:39.500 --> 00:24:43.059 and I do want to also mention Mr. Hadley. 00:24:43.059 --> 00:24:47.539 Thank you, Sheriff, for so many years of inspiration 00:24:47.539 --> 00:24:50.980 and you have been a great supporter of the Yes Club 00:24:50.980 --> 00:24:54.059 and you just spilled all the beans 00:24:54.059 --> 00:24:56.740 when you said I should brought my keyboard in there. 00:24:56.740 --> 00:25:00.019 It's so funny because I'm kind of slowing down. 00:25:00.019 --> 00:25:02.019 I'm getting old, getting kind of tired, 00:25:02.019 --> 00:25:03.220 but I'm still inspired. 00:25:03.220 --> 00:25:06.519 But I just wanted to say to all of you, 00:25:06.519 --> 00:25:11.100 He's really not about the amount of dollars per se, 00:25:11.100 --> 00:25:15.880 but it's more about the work that we can do 00:25:15.880 --> 00:25:20.880 to help kids get good grades, behave 00:25:20.880 --> 00:25:25.420 and to learn how to be community servants as well. 00:25:25.420 --> 00:25:28.900 And a lot of young people are learning from us 00:25:28.900 --> 00:25:30.620 that community service does count. 00:25:30.620 --> 00:25:33.220 And now, as all of you know, in college, 00:25:33.220 --> 00:25:35.500 it counts when high school students 00:25:35.500 --> 00:26:05.500 have Community Service. And that's just something that I've always had just because that's how we were taught. So when mom was in the Illinois History Magazine in 1963, I was too, I was a little squirt on the bottom is like stair step. But she passed in 2020. But I am thankful for her because she didn't just write songs and write poetry. April is National Poetry Month, also Jazz Appreciation Month. So you know, try to jam. When we 00:26:05.500 --> 00:26:33.500 I appreciate all of you because it's a very serious thing to be able to say that you are a part of the solution for, in our case, young people, and teens have to deal with so much stuff, but like at least with us, we do character development for excellence, and we also use fine arts to promote unity and diversity and to promote things that matter. 00:27:03.500 --> 00:27:09.500 who's in one of the classes and so we're working with one of the music teachers in the district 00:27:10.059 --> 00:27:15.259 so she said Mr. C you know he wants to be in it a lot of them want to meet you they've been online 00:27:15.259 --> 00:27:22.700 they saw you so they want to see what this is all about but this particular young man evidently said 00:27:22.700 --> 00:27:31.019 you know I don't I don't think that Mr. C can reach me or whatever so she told Diana and we said well 00:27:31.019 --> 00:28:01.019 I mean it's not about bus reaching him as much as all of us reaching each other and he's a part of the family so when he came his first day and I'll just say this I'm not joking or kidding or anything I do have a good sense of humor but I will tell you this I almost had to sit that young guy down he was so excited he was jumping all over the place doing I almost said that's too much dude that's too much but he was so happy 00:28:01.019 --> 00:28:06.740 and I just said you know to see young people to be excited about something that is directly 00:28:06.740 --> 00:28:14.140 connected to their inspiration and empowerment to be better and by the way folks you still 00:28:14.140 --> 00:28:19.680 don't have a lot of programs that are teaching respect and it's just a strange thing but 00:28:19.680 --> 00:28:24.980 I am a respect person and I will teach them and I will tell them if they have their pants 00:28:24.980 --> 00:28:28.780 hanging down I will tell them I'm not scared of them who's scared of them I will tell 00:28:58.780 --> 00:29:28.780 I'm trying to tell y'all this is just for real and he did and she cried and I found out later because she said you hardly ever hear anybody that would really stand up for respect. Guess what? I tell them to watch their language. I'm not going to deal with the first grader cussing me out. I'm not going to be the first and last time baby. That's just for me because they have to learn how to do better. And the best way I 00:29:28.780 --> 00:29:31.640 I think it's for them to see somebody doing better. 00:29:31.640 --> 00:29:33.340 They have to see it. 00:29:33.340 --> 00:29:37.380 They have to see love, they have to see light, 00:29:37.380 --> 00:29:40.700 and they have to see life, and that's what we do. 00:29:40.700 --> 00:29:42.579 So thank you for anything. 00:29:42.579 --> 00:29:44.140 So could I ask you a question quick? 00:29:44.140 --> 00:29:44.980 Of course. 00:29:44.980 --> 00:29:46.140 Thank you for the presentation. 00:29:46.140 --> 00:29:52.140 Fricke. Thank you for the presentation. Certainly. It says here on, you're going to use, you're 00:29:52.140 --> 00:30:01.020 requesting $2,500 to, you're going to set up a webpage. Is that what the $2,500 is for? 00:30:01.020 --> 00:30:07.380 No, we have that already. Okay. Okay. All right. I know he's requesting for $2,000. Oh, 00:30:07.380 --> 00:30:11.900 I did. Okay, I was reading $2,500. I did. That was such a long time. Okay. I did request 00:30:11.900 --> 00:30:30.060 Oh, great. All right. Okay. Oh, yeah. So you're mentoring the children with God in mind. And I mean, do you have meetings with the children? What actually do you music? I'm assuming music is involved. 00:30:31.540 --> 00:30:34.980 Music is kind of the secret weapon that brings them together. 00:30:35.060 --> 00:30:36.820 And you made it to Boys and Girls Club? Or do you? 00:30:36.820 --> 00:30:44.180 No, we actually are in Freeport Middle School. We actually did the class. So they have select 00:30:44.820 --> 00:30:50.900 students who get their parent permission slips and we actually go there and we meet with them during 00:30:50.900 --> 00:30:58.100 their class time. And we do have a community yes club where we meet maybe once a month, 00:30:58.100 --> 00:31:03.460 twice a month, and we do that at our church. But all of the things that we teach are all 00:31:03.460 --> 00:31:08.460 All money, all Bible, all stuff. 00:31:08.500 --> 00:31:09.940 We teach them to go to rule. 00:31:09.940 --> 00:31:11.700 We just teach them the truth. 00:31:11.700 --> 00:31:13.500 We teach them how to act right. 00:31:13.500 --> 00:31:15.220 And there's not a lot of ways to teach them. 00:31:15.220 --> 00:31:18.540 You just got to tell them and you have to show them. 00:31:18.540 --> 00:31:21.780 And if you can do it in a way that they want to do it, 00:31:21.780 --> 00:31:23.980 I believe it was President John F. Kennedy 00:31:23.980 --> 00:31:26.540 that said that good leadership 00:31:26.540 --> 00:31:29.740 is when you can get people to do what you want them to do 00:31:29.740 --> 00:31:31.280 because they want to do it. 00:31:31.280 --> 00:32:01.280 Yes. So make sure you Google that. I do have a question. Yes, ma'am. Okay. You're saying that your funding will cover fees for travel, class visits, and studio time. And then you put in front to see song compositions, arrangements, audio productions, and video filming and editing. Yes, ma'am. So you're doing that right now. So it's just additional. It's not a new part of the program, but these are all things that you're always doing. 00:32:01.280 --> 00:32:05.560 Goin' because we have no kids and no projects. 00:32:05.560 --> 00:32:09.680 See the children that you're recording and they're performing. 00:32:09.680 --> 00:32:12.440 And we actually film them at the school. 00:32:12.440 --> 00:32:16.200 We're teaching the songs and we're showing the different things 00:32:16.200 --> 00:32:17.920 when we're there. 00:32:17.920 --> 00:32:20.080 And then we also have core group kids 00:32:20.080 --> 00:32:22.480 that us will die of their skulls. 00:32:22.480 --> 00:32:25.560 So I can vouch for Dr. Pohl. 00:32:25.560 --> 00:32:29.520 I've been to many of his programs and he didn't emphasize 00:32:29.519 --> 00:32:36.300 but you still go to Springfield at the State Fair every year and present a program down 00:32:36.300 --> 00:32:44.280 there for everybody to see, I've been to that program, I've been to your church programs 00:32:44.280 --> 00:32:49.920 and yes, those kids are very polite. 00:32:49.920 --> 00:32:55.519 When you walk up to them, yes sir, no sir, I mean, he has them very disciplined and he 00:32:55.519 --> 00:33:03.200 He takes people that can't even sing and sing great now, you know, I believe it's a, you 00:33:03.200 --> 00:33:07.200 know, I can vouch that it's a really good program and the money goes to good use and 00:33:07.200 --> 00:33:08.200 stuff like that. 00:33:08.200 --> 00:33:11.200 How many you have in the three-part program now? 00:33:11.200 --> 00:33:14.080 I'd say around 40. 00:33:14.080 --> 00:33:15.080 Really? 00:33:15.080 --> 00:33:19.320 Sometimes we don't know where they came from, maybe 50. 00:33:19.320 --> 00:33:28.280 I can vouch too, the parents show up down for the performances in the state fair and the parents 00:33:28.280 --> 00:33:37.160 were always very happy that the funds are going towards to help their kids from staying on the 00:33:37.160 --> 00:33:43.560 trails and giving them something to do. Let's report to our Homes Council. We want to make sure 00:33:43.560 --> 00:34:01.560 and the whole family has been very successful. I know certain of you guys. Music is the universal language they say, right? 00:34:01.560 --> 00:34:11.559 Yes, sir. And we are already online also because a lot of you have first graders, second graders, they've got four or five iPhones. 00:34:11.559 --> 00:34:17.720 I asked one of them why you said well I had my grandma gave me one my uncle I said you don't need 00:34:17.720 --> 00:34:23.800 five iphones and these are like fifteen hundred dollar two thousand dollar devices crazy you don't need 00:34:23.800 --> 00:34:30.119 that and I said I'm sure you don't have internet yes I do I have my grandmother's code or whatever 00:34:30.119 --> 00:34:36.760 and that means they can get off any website good or bad and that's exactly what they do and some 00:34:36.760 --> 00:34:41.599 some of them have tons of girlfriends and boyfriends and different little phone numbers and you 00:34:41.599 --> 00:34:45.240 may find out the hard way that all those phone numbers don't work because some of them get 00:34:45.240 --> 00:34:48.240 cut off or just all passed with stuff. 00:34:48.240 --> 00:34:53.240 But we're glad that we're here and I'm able to say, hey, I went to this school in this 00:34:53.240 --> 00:34:54.240 building. 00:34:54.240 --> 00:34:56.400 No, you didn't. 00:34:56.400 --> 00:35:00.200 And we have one girl, she just lost her grandmother. 00:35:00.200 --> 00:35:02.960 She couldn't believe that we knew her grandmother when she was a girl. 00:35:02.960 --> 00:35:11.960 That's what happens when you get old and all your good-looking folks from here, you don't have to worry about it. Who cares if you get older, you don't look old. 00:35:11.960 --> 00:35:19.960 But don't talk on my knees. Thanks so much for the time. Appreciate anything you can do. 00:35:19.960 --> 00:35:23.960 Yep, thank you. 00:35:23.960 --> 00:35:31.960 Okay, next up I have voices. 00:35:31.960 --> 00:35:39.720 Oh yes. Well hello everyone. Hi. My name is Jack Revcik. I'm the Prevention and Training Coordinator 00:35:39.720 --> 00:35:44.280 for Voices of Stevenston County and then I serve as the Camp Director for the Voices Youth Development 00:35:44.280 --> 00:35:50.360 Camp. We have a multitude of camp programming throughout the school year. We have a winter break 00:35:50.360 --> 00:35:55.480 camp, a spring break camp, but we specifically asked for funding for our Youth Development 00:35:55.480 --> 00:35:57.640 and Sauer Camp this year. 00:35:57.640 --> 00:35:59.640 We are going into our ninth year 00:35:59.640 --> 00:36:01.840 with our Youth Development Summer Camp. 00:36:02.960 --> 00:36:06.320 Historically, it was a one-week camp for elementary students. 00:36:06.320 --> 00:36:08.960 Within the last two years, we realized that there was 00:36:08.960 --> 00:36:11.200 a greater need within the community. 00:36:11.200 --> 00:36:13.559 And so now we are a two-week elementary camp, 00:36:13.559 --> 00:36:15.100 a one-week junior high camp, 00:36:15.100 --> 00:36:18.000 and then we also do a high school leadership training camp. 00:36:19.960 --> 00:36:21.400 Our camp is completely free. 00:36:21.400 --> 00:36:22.680 It's just something that's different 00:36:22.680 --> 00:36:25.039 than most of the camps within our area. 00:36:25.039 --> 00:36:27.340 and we provide breakfast, lunch, and snacks, 00:36:27.340 --> 00:36:29.340 completely free to the kids. 00:36:29.340 --> 00:36:32.920 Last year, we served within our program, 00:36:32.920 --> 00:36:36.579 our overall program, we served about 180 youth. 00:36:36.579 --> 00:36:38.059 This year for our summer program, 00:36:38.059 --> 00:36:40.860 we're looking to serve about 50 elementary kids, 00:36:40.860 --> 00:36:45.460 30 junior high kids, and we're bringing on 12 high schoolers. 00:36:45.460 --> 00:36:47.760 So our high school program is set for a week. 00:36:47.760 --> 00:36:49.960 We train them up how to be camp counselors. 00:36:49.960 --> 00:36:52.300 And then for the younger camps, 00:36:52.300 --> 00:36:54.200 they serve as camp counselors. 00:36:54.200 --> 00:36:56.000 Through that, we're teaching them leadership skills, 00:36:56.000 --> 00:36:57.240 we're teaching them respect, 00:36:57.240 --> 00:37:00.300 we're teaching them violence prevention initiatives. 00:37:00.300 --> 00:37:02.920 Our camp in general is focused on social emotional learning 00:37:02.920 --> 00:37:04.240 as well as violence prevention 00:37:04.240 --> 00:37:07.240 with the focus mainly being on violence prevention. 00:37:07.240 --> 00:37:11.380 This year, our goal is to hone in on respect, kindness, 00:37:11.380 --> 00:37:13.019 and community-mindedness, 00:37:13.019 --> 00:37:16.420 because we realized that we can't prevent violence 00:37:16.420 --> 00:37:18.840 without looking at the holistic approach of it. 00:37:18.840 --> 00:37:22.119 So we look at community involvement, community pride, 00:37:22.119 --> 00:37:24.079 and trying to cultivate that with the youth. 00:37:26.000 --> 00:37:28.160 For us, for the summer to run our camp, 00:37:28.160 --> 00:37:30.460 it cost us about 13,000. 00:37:31.680 --> 00:37:33.480 We did ask it from here, 00:37:33.480 --> 00:37:36.760 we asked for quite a bit more than everyone else. 00:37:36.760 --> 00:37:40.039 We would be very appreciative for any amount. 00:37:40.039 --> 00:37:42.720 We focus a lot on showing the kids 00:37:42.720 --> 00:37:43.860 that there are people in the community 00:37:43.860 --> 00:37:45.400 that really care about them 00:37:45.400 --> 00:37:47.800 and that want to see them succeed. 00:37:47.800 --> 00:37:50.320 And so we focus a lot on letting them know 00:37:50.320 --> 00:37:53.920 who exactly contributed to their ability to get the program in. 00:37:55.260 --> 00:37:57.059 So any questions? 00:37:58.960 --> 00:38:00.980 Where do you have the camps at when we hold them? 00:38:00.980 --> 00:38:05.039 So we hold them at Bethany Church of Ross-Euston-St. 00:38:07.039 --> 00:38:07.880 I'd also like to add, 00:38:07.880 --> 00:38:10.740 I'm Julie Hillier with Voices of Stevenson County. 00:38:10.740 --> 00:38:15.079 And I'd like to add that at Voices, 00:38:15.079 --> 00:38:17.039 we believe that we change lives 00:38:17.039 --> 00:38:19.480 because I think most of you know that Voices 00:38:20.320 --> 00:38:23.039 Assist Survivors of Domestic and Sexual Violence. 00:38:23.039 --> 00:38:26.400 And in the camp specifically, I think we more mold, 00:38:26.400 --> 00:38:29.800 help mold our groups at that point. 00:38:29.800 --> 00:38:32.060 And we do bring, as Jack said, 00:38:32.060 --> 00:38:35.800 those violence prevention principles into key. 00:38:35.800 --> 00:38:39.800 And we are looking at camp as a means 00:38:39.800 --> 00:38:42.840 of helping instill those values in the kids 00:38:42.840 --> 00:38:45.140 and helping build their self-esteem up. 00:38:45.140 --> 00:38:48.240 And we will know whether we've done that 00:38:48.240 --> 00:38:53.039 by, there are different surveys that we're going to give the kids at the beginning and end of camp 00:38:53.039 --> 00:38:59.519 to see that they've learned whether, for instance, that they do have safe people that they can go to 00:38:59.519 --> 00:39:04.800 and that's one of the things that we are going to be focusing on and helping just instill some of 00:39:04.800 --> 00:39:11.519 those values in them. In terms of the money, the money that we are asking for, our ask is for 00:39:11.519 --> 00:39:16.039 for all of the expenses that it takes. 00:39:16.039 --> 00:39:18.480 We do already have some community support. 00:39:18.480 --> 00:39:21.320 The $13,000 that it takes, 00:39:21.320 --> 00:39:23.480 the State Bank Foundation has already come on board. 00:39:23.480 --> 00:39:25.400 They're covering the mentor stipends 00:39:25.400 --> 00:39:28.840 because the mentors do get a stipend of $500 00:39:28.840 --> 00:39:31.199 for being a camp mentor. 00:39:31.199 --> 00:39:35.000 So, but it takes the kids go on field trips. 00:39:35.000 --> 00:39:37.400 As Jack said, we feed the kids. 00:39:37.400 --> 00:39:40.720 So, obviously we're going to feed them. 00:39:40.720 --> 00:39:46.119 So that's all of those expenses, plus all of our curriculum and all the craft. 00:39:46.119 --> 00:39:48.319 all of our curriculum and all the crafts 00:39:48.319 --> 00:39:49.719 and everything that they do. 00:39:49.719 --> 00:39:52.339 It is just like a regular summer camp. 00:39:52.339 --> 00:39:55.420 The kids play, the kids have crafts, 00:39:55.420 --> 00:39:57.239 and then we do leave all of the lessons 00:39:57.239 --> 00:39:59.199 and the prevention education principles 00:39:59.199 --> 00:40:02.159 that the kids are already getting in the public schools. 00:40:02.159 --> 00:40:04.960 When Jack mentioned she's a prevention coordinator, 00:40:04.960 --> 00:40:07.799 we're providing prevention education curriculum 00:40:07.799 --> 00:40:09.359 in how many schools, Jack? 00:40:09.359 --> 00:40:11.739 We do every school across Stevenson County 00:40:11.739 --> 00:40:13.639 from kindergarten to 12th grade. 00:40:13.639 --> 00:40:17.000 So they're just, we're building upon that curriculum 00:40:17.000 --> 00:40:20.000 to help reinforce all of that in the kids. 00:40:22.599 --> 00:40:23.440 Yeah. 00:40:23.440 --> 00:40:25.239 So I just wanted to, you know, 00:40:25.239 --> 00:40:27.279 make some of those flights as well. 00:40:28.279 --> 00:40:31.719 This is how we think we're building a more resilient. 00:40:33.039 --> 00:40:33.880 Could you explain that? 00:40:33.880 --> 00:40:36.599 It's like a curriculum for the grade in school. 00:40:36.599 --> 00:40:38.199 So our curriculum is the BITE. 00:40:38.199 --> 00:40:40.719 So for kindergarten through second grade, 00:40:40.719 --> 00:40:42.279 we use the Safe at Last curriculum. 00:40:42.279 --> 00:40:45.960 So that is a four day curriculum where we go when we talk 00:40:45.960 --> 00:40:48.559 about safe people, respect on day one. 00:40:48.559 --> 00:40:51.400 Day two focuses on safety with strangers 00:40:51.400 --> 00:40:53.159 and then our body safety rules of saying no, 00:40:53.159 --> 00:40:55.000 get away until a safe person. 00:40:55.000 --> 00:40:57.839 And then day three, we focus on the safe touches 00:40:57.839 --> 00:40:59.159 and unsafe touches. 00:40:59.159 --> 00:41:01.599 And then day four, of course, it's like a review day. 00:41:01.599 --> 00:41:03.599 We bring a puppet in, the kids love it. 00:41:04.799 --> 00:41:06.980 Our mascot is Buddy, the body safety bear. 00:41:08.480 --> 00:41:11.039 Our third through fifth grade curriculum 00:41:11.039 --> 00:41:16.799 is a tailor-made, well, it's community-informed or community-tailored curriculum that we made 00:41:16.799 --> 00:41:24.000 in-house called Body Safety Boss. So in 2022, we did a bunch of community needs assessments, we did 00:41:24.000 --> 00:41:29.039 a ton of focus groups with youth, and we created this curriculum called the Boss Curriculum, 00:41:29.039 --> 00:41:34.000 where it stands for Boundaries, Objects, Stand Firm, and Say Something, where we focus on 00:41:34.000 --> 00:41:38.719 teaching boundaries, what boundaries look like, how to enact your boundaries, how to 00:41:38.719 --> 00:41:47.000 and then also advocate for yourself and then what to do if someone crosses those boundaries 00:41:47.000 --> 00:41:53.900 and kind of fighting against social norms versus actual healthy relationships. 00:41:53.900 --> 00:41:59.679 Our sixth through 12th grade curriculum focuses on Aaron's Law, so that is the 2011 mandate 00:41:59.679 --> 00:42:04.940 that was passed in the state of Illinois based off of Aaron Marin who was a child survivor 00:42:04.940 --> 00:42:09.079 Director of Sexual Abuse, so we go in and we share Aaron's story, and then we focus 00:42:09.079 --> 00:42:16.900 on healthy relationships, internet safety, consent, boundaries, really just about anything 00:42:16.900 --> 00:42:20.940 that we kind of tailor every year to what the schools are dealing with. 00:42:20.940 --> 00:42:23.579 So you know, we might be in Freeport Middle School where they're having a problem with 00:42:23.579 --> 00:42:28.259 like sexting, but then we might get to Freeport High School and they're having a big issue 00:42:28.259 --> 00:42:31.420 with consent and things like that. 00:42:31.420 --> 00:42:37.420 So it's always different based on the school, but it's tailored to what the school needs. 00:42:37.420 --> 00:42:42.420 Okay, any questions, comments? 00:42:42.420 --> 00:42:49.420 Well, just one. So usually about 80 people go to this summer camp? 00:42:49.420 --> 00:43:00.420 Yes, so we were capping it this year. Last year we didn't cap it and we had about, on our largest day, we had like 96 kids there and that was way too much. 00:43:00.420 --> 00:43:05.420 and so this year we're capping it for elementary at 50. 00:43:06.019 --> 00:43:08.719 It really does come down to funding. 00:43:08.719 --> 00:43:11.579 If we have enough funding, we will open it to more. 00:43:11.579 --> 00:43:12.900 If we don't have enough funding, 00:43:12.900 --> 00:43:14.480 then we'll keep it at the 50th. 00:43:14.480 --> 00:43:17.539 But right now, whether we receive more funding or not, 00:43:17.539 --> 00:43:20.019 it's gonna stay at the 50th for elementary, 00:43:20.019 --> 00:43:21.099 30 for junior high, 00:43:21.099 --> 00:43:23.340 and then we're bringing on 12 high schoolers. 00:43:23.339 --> 00:43:41.339 Many of the youth who attend the camp have experienced domestic homosexual violence in their background at some point, whether they were the survivor themselves or it has been in their household. 00:43:41.339 --> 00:43:51.339 So this camp is vitally important for them to help them be able to get some of these coping skills and learn that there are better ways. 00:43:51.339 --> 00:44:04.340 And just to add to that, even the kids that maybe haven't experienced domestic or sexual violence, it's open to anyone. So it's not just our clients or kids that identify having some kind of experience or exposure to it. 00:44:04.340 --> 00:44:13.340 It is open to anyone in the community. However, we do see a lot of youth come in that are at more high risk of domestic and sexual violence. 00:44:13.340 --> 00:44:19.739 and that also is partly because it's a free camp program and so the families that are at a higher 00:44:19.739 --> 00:44:26.299 risk they don't have to worry about do I have the funds to send my kid to camp or is my kid going 00:44:26.299 --> 00:44:33.579 to be safe at a camp because our main priority is safety of every time. We're one of the only free 00:44:33.579 --> 00:44:42.859 summer camps. Yes. I guess you shouldn't speak of that. And Stevenson County and we're committed to that 00:44:42.859 --> 00:44:51.259 and to answer any questions, we are committed, Voices is committed to holding this camp, 00:44:51.259 --> 00:44:57.739 regardless of if we get funding, but we would really like funding. 00:45:03.579 --> 00:45:07.420 Anything will help and be greatly appreciated, so thank you very much. 00:45:07.420 --> 00:45:18.960 So we started in 1982 with the YWCA with the VoicesDB program. 00:45:18.960 --> 00:45:25.359 They had a domestic violence volunteer program all the way back in 1917, but we incorporated 00:45:25.359 --> 00:45:32.119 our own non-for-profit under VoicesDB in 1982, and then we incorporated the Sexual Assault 00:45:32.119 --> 00:45:38.679 Services, when the Center of Abuse and Assault, Assault and Abuse Services, yes, when they 00:45:38.679 --> 00:45:44.519 closed down in 2014, I believe, so we incorporated or we absorbed their sexual assault program. 00:45:44.519 --> 00:45:50.440 They've been operating as a dual program since. 44 years. Yes. Yeah, let's say one thing, you do a 00:45:50.440 --> 00:45:57.319 great thing for the community. I've talked to Carl many times. We have a huge domestic violence 00:45:57.319 --> 00:46:11.899 problem in Stevenson County. I mean, every day I got somebody put the Sharks app on my phone and every day I walk on just a maze of the people that come in on domestic violence out of our county jail. 00:46:11.899 --> 00:46:20.259 And I'm glad we're keeping them out there too, because I see the judges are keeping them in there and stuff. So you do a great program. 00:46:20.259 --> 00:46:28.059 I know a lot of people that I've known that had domestic violence and they said that your program's excellent and everything. 00:46:28.059 --> 00:46:33.579 So thank you for your community, for doing the service for our community and everything, you know. 00:46:33.579 --> 00:46:36.659 Thank you, and thank you. You appreciate it. 00:46:36.659 --> 00:46:40.579 Well, thank you, ladies. Appreciate it. 00:46:40.579 --> 00:46:43.980 Thank you. 00:46:43.980 --> 00:46:46.579 And last, but certainly not least, we have a Boys and Girls Club. 00:46:46.579 --> 00:46:51.579 We have a representative from the Solic and Girls Club, doesn't look like it. 00:47:16.579 --> 00:47:46.579 That was $115. 00:47:46.579 --> 00:47:56.980 I think they've got recipients of this program before, anybody have any comments or questions 00:47:56.980 --> 00:48:01.859 from them, from their packet? 00:48:01.859 --> 00:48:14.980 They all did a wonderful job of filling out the paperwork. 00:48:14.980 --> 00:48:17.659 I wish we had enough money. 00:48:17.659 --> 00:48:30.659 Yeah, but so by, you know, looking at these things, 00:48:30.659 --> 00:48:35.819 I didn't expect to have any that we said, 00:48:35.819 --> 00:48:39.340 oh, give them any money. 00:48:39.340 --> 00:48:41.139 That wouldn't be the case. 00:48:41.139 --> 00:48:45.939 So, I don't know what you guys' thoughts are, 00:48:45.939 --> 00:48:50.939 but since we have six deserving organizations, 00:48:53.380 --> 00:48:56.340 I would say you just divide it to 10,000 by six, 00:48:57.219 --> 00:49:02.219 which is about $1,660, unless someone has a different idea. 00:49:04.619 --> 00:49:06.420 I'm just concerned. 00:49:06.420 --> 00:49:09.619 Now, some said that they can go on with their programs. 00:49:09.619 --> 00:49:25.980 I'm just concerned if, you know, if we're giving them the 1660, you know, that are they going to be able to use it or use it or not? And if not, you know, we can give it to another organization, you know, so that's my big concern. 00:49:27.099 --> 00:49:34.500 You know, I mean, if we fully fund it, we could fully fund about three and maybe give a partial, but 00:49:34.500 --> 00:49:38.259 It's up to the committee what they want to do. 00:49:38.259 --> 00:49:42.219 I'm just always concerned that if we give just a little bit, 00:49:42.219 --> 00:49:46.059 now like you said, they would, you know, utilize whatever they got. 00:49:46.059 --> 00:49:53.500 you know, utilize whatever they got and so, I mean, it's just my concern. 00:49:53.500 --> 00:49:57.779 I think they all said the same thing that, you know, they would be happy to get whatever 00:49:57.779 --> 00:49:58.779 they got. 00:49:58.779 --> 00:49:59.779 Yeah. 00:49:59.779 --> 00:50:05.779 But now, some of the organizations weren't here tonight, so, well, the one organization 00:50:05.779 --> 00:50:11.179 had a board meeting and I don't know why, nobody from the, so, we didn't get there as 00:50:11.179 --> 00:50:14.099 That's two of the organizations that question, you know, so. 00:50:14.099 --> 00:50:15.340 Right. 00:50:15.340 --> 00:50:17.579 And another thing that I might mention 00:50:17.579 --> 00:50:22.460 that we do next year is put in the application 00:50:22.460 --> 00:50:27.460 that we, you know, have a deadline, look at them, 00:50:31.420 --> 00:50:34.420 and then lay it over for a month, 00:50:34.420 --> 00:50:37.099 and then award them in May or something like that. 00:50:37.099 --> 00:50:38.460 That's a, I think that's a good idea. 00:50:38.460 --> 00:50:53.860 you know, because we're overwhelmed this time and that would have given us a chance to got that or two people in or had Georgia to ask them, you know, send them an email to address some concerns and questions we had. 00:50:53.860 --> 00:51:07.099 So, so I would say next year, let's change that, you know, where the deadline is April, we love them over, lay them over till May so we can really give a good decision on this. 00:51:07.099 --> 00:51:10.179 but whatever the committee wants to do, that's fine. 00:51:10.179 --> 00:51:13.059 You know, hopefully they'll utilize the money 00:51:13.059 --> 00:51:14.340 we give them, you know. 00:51:16.219 --> 00:51:21.219 Well, I would entertain a motion to just take the $10,000 00:51:22.659 --> 00:51:27.659 divided by six and give each one a equal amount. 00:51:28.940 --> 00:51:30.179 I'll make that motion. 00:51:30.179 --> 00:51:31.500 Okay. 00:51:31.500 --> 00:51:32.340 So I have a motion. 00:51:32.340 --> 00:51:33.159 Can I get a second? 00:51:33.159 --> 00:51:34.000 Second. 00:51:34.000 --> 00:51:35.940 Second by Ms. DeMeester. 00:51:35.940 --> 00:51:38.579 Any other questions or comments? 00:51:38.579 --> 00:51:39.739 Just comment. 00:51:39.739 --> 00:51:41.739 I mean, I think, like you say, 00:51:41.739 --> 00:51:43.940 I think next year we need a little more time, 00:51:43.940 --> 00:51:47.819 but, you know, it sounds like all these programs 00:51:47.819 --> 00:51:52.819 are very deserving and that all of them can go on 00:51:53.179 --> 00:51:55.920 without this, but this will help. 00:51:55.920 --> 00:52:00.699 I think, you know, the more that'll get outreach 00:52:00.699 --> 00:52:02.059 to the most amount of people, 00:52:02.059 --> 00:52:04.900 which is what we really want to do. 00:52:04.900 --> 00:52:09.279 So I think if this helps them offset some of their costs 00:52:09.279 --> 00:52:11.480 and we can reach a broader amount of people, 00:52:11.480 --> 00:52:13.380 I think that's probably the best. 00:52:13.380 --> 00:52:15.639 That's my reason for making that motion. 00:52:15.639 --> 00:52:20.639 And we might also have more money next year to budget too 00:52:21.559 --> 00:52:23.239 because we're going to have some money left over. 00:52:23.239 --> 00:52:27.639 So hopefully we'll have a bigger budget next year 00:52:27.639 --> 00:52:31.019 to budget so we can give out more money, so. 00:52:31.019 --> 00:52:32.739 Yeah, okay. 00:52:32.739 --> 00:52:34.480 The other comment that I would make 00:52:34.480 --> 00:52:39.480 is that I'd like to encourage public 00:52:41.320 --> 00:52:44.880 to invest in these programs and to ask us questions 00:52:44.880 --> 00:52:47.320 about what was submitted to us 00:52:47.320 --> 00:52:49.199 and the programs that are going to be there 00:52:49.199 --> 00:52:52.719 so that maybe somebody wants to make private donations 00:52:52.719 --> 00:52:55.559 to these organizations too. 00:52:55.559 --> 00:52:57.559 And I'm sure there are people that's donating to this. 00:52:57.559 --> 00:52:59.800 Correct, and I think that's part of it 00:52:59.800 --> 00:53:03.559 is that we need to share what we've just learned 00:53:03.559 --> 00:53:06.159 in the program, I didn't know half of this. 00:53:06.159 --> 00:53:11.159 I don't know unless Carl disagrees with me. 00:53:11.559 --> 00:53:14.759 I don't see a reason why we couldn't lay this over. 00:53:14.759 --> 00:53:16.639 I mean, I know we talked and that it says 00:53:16.639 --> 00:53:20.159 that it would be awarded and it won't, but is there- 00:53:20.159 --> 00:53:21.759 Laying it over. 00:53:21.759 --> 00:53:25.000 I mean, if that is a point that- 00:53:25.000 --> 00:53:25.840 Okay. 00:53:28.800 --> 00:53:30.719 Could we get a census of anybody 00:53:30.719 --> 00:53:33.039 who would be in favor of laying it over? 00:53:33.039 --> 00:53:38.900 I guess the question I would have is, is that if we lay it over, are we going to sit and 00:53:38.900 --> 00:53:39.900 make a different decision? 00:53:39.900 --> 00:53:43.279 In my mind, I'm not going to make a different decision. 00:53:43.279 --> 00:53:46.639 Well, that's, I hate it. 00:53:46.639 --> 00:53:49.559 I think it's a great idea for next year. 00:53:49.559 --> 00:53:54.519 But the problem, the problem I see is that either that or you've got to sit here and 00:53:54.519 --> 00:53:58.000 you've got to say, well, you're not going to get anything at all. 00:53:58.000 --> 00:54:01.679 And I don't know that necessarily that I want to do that either. 00:54:01.679 --> 00:54:31.679 Well, the same some of that, we've done that before, we've fully funded some programs that we thought were, you know, they're all worthwhile, but what I would say is if we fully fund their program this year, you know, we would say we're going to fully fund somebody else's program next year or something like that, you know, that's like, we've been doing this for quite a few years. It's a great program and about contributing. 00:54:31.679 --> 00:54:34.679 and Mr. Fair and Mr. Hilton had their program, 00:54:34.679 --> 00:54:37.880 one of the Board members used to contribute to their program 00:54:37.880 --> 00:54:40.519 since Mr. Hilton was on the County Board too. 00:54:40.519 --> 00:54:45.079 So yeah, these are all good programs, I got to say. 00:54:45.079 --> 00:54:49.159 And I'm happy that we have these programs in the community 00:54:49.159 --> 00:54:52.099 because my years in the Department of Corrections 00:54:52.099 --> 00:54:55.759 seeing the grandfather, the father and the sons 00:54:55.759 --> 00:54:59.199 come into the prison system is not acceptable. 00:54:59.199 --> 00:55:01.960 and I've been out of the business 12 years 00:55:01.960 --> 00:55:05.319 and seeing some of the grandkids coming in, 00:55:05.319 --> 00:55:06.400 they're awful. 00:55:06.400 --> 00:55:08.880 And maybe we could have saved them 00:55:08.880 --> 00:55:11.880 if we had programs like this in our community, you know? 00:55:11.880 --> 00:55:14.279 So, I'm all for these programs. 00:55:14.279 --> 00:55:16.679 So, yeah, I'll support. 00:55:16.679 --> 00:55:19.460 Okay, well, I've got a motion and a second. 00:55:19.460 --> 00:55:20.559 So, we'll take a vote. 00:55:21.519 --> 00:55:23.239 All those in favor say aye. 00:55:23.239 --> 00:55:24.480 Aye. Aye. 00:55:24.480 --> 00:55:26.599 Those opposed, same sign. 00:55:26.599 --> 00:55:28.599 Hearing none, we'll move to pass this over. 00:55:29.199 --> 00:55:37.039 6 equal amounts. I hope that helps you out some. We appreciate your time and all of the 00:55:37.039 --> 00:55:46.000 reports and we appreciate what you do. Thank you so much. And make sure you look at that 00:55:46.000 --> 00:55:50.559 magazine article. That took a lot of work, but that one, take a deep breath, and you can 00:55:50.559 --> 00:56:04.079 Okay, I'm surprised we don't have a motion to adjourn second. All those in favor say aye. Aye. Those opposed, same sign. Thanks, everybody.